Category: Fun
Add a little more joy to your weekday with posts designed to bring out the fun in your life, featuring things to do, easy party ideas, games and more
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A Cozy Look Inspired by ‘Folklore’-Era Taylor Swift
With the release of Midnights, Taylor Swift is everywhere. And while you could throw on a gray floral sheet, sunglasses and cat ears and call yourself an “Anti-hero” ghost, there’s another low-effort—and equally cozy—last-minute costume to consider: A throwback to Swift’s Folklore era. While Taylor Swift once sold a sweater that looked just like the…
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All Rise, Halloween is in Session with Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge is arguably the biggest name in baseball right now, and here’s a great costume idea for Halloween that will get everyone to rise to their feet. Judge became the eighth player in Yankees history with at least 100 runs, 100 RBIs and 100 walks in a season, and the second rookie in major…
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An Easy (Yet Spot-on) Avril Lavigne-Inspired Costume Idea
“Sk8r Boi” and “Complicated” are 20 years old?! Yeah, that made us feel old too. Whether it’s Avril Lavigne’s anniversary of hitting the TRL charts—or her meteoric rise on TikTok—I was surprised to learn from my colleagues at PureWow that Avril Lavigne costume ideas are one of the top searches this Halloween. For some, you…
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It’s Time to #FreetheNipple Light (AKA how to change a flush-mount light)
Once it’s first pointed out, you can’t unsee it: the “boob” light. Sure, they’re not officially called that, but these flush-mount lights with their domed glass covers—found in just about any apartment or quick-flip house these days—look a heck of a lot like a lone robot breast, just dangling from your ceiling. When we bought…
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‘Umbrella Academy’ Costume Ideas: Are You a Klaus, Five or…?
Oh, Umbrella Academy, how you mess with our heads: What’s the deal with Hargreeves?(Nobody knows.) Wait, is Cha Cha played by Mary J. Blige? (Sure is.) And is this whole show based on a graphic novel by…the lead singer of My Chemical Romance? (Indeed.) In honor of the third season’s release earlier this year, you’re…
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An Easy Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’-Inspired Outfit to Try
Midnights may not be released until just before Halloween—October 21, to be exact—but that’s still plenty of time to learn every lyric by heart. And capture a look from Taylor Swift’s Midnights era ahead of any Halloween parties you head to (or, you know, should you hit up a concert down the road). Swift’s ’70s-glam-inspired…
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Hey Britney Fans, Don’t Miss This ‘Oops…I Did It Again’-Inspired Halloween Costume
When it comes to throwback Britney Spears Halloween costumes, the ‘Baby One More Time’ schoolgirl look has been done. And done. And done. You could hunt down—or DIY—a denim gown and convince someone to be your Justin for one seriously good couples costume, but if the Texas Tuxedo look is too much for you, there’s…
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‘PJ Masks’-Inspired Costume Ideas for the Whole Fam
Somewhere around the third birthday, you lose control over Halloween costumes. Sticking to a theme can be fun…and tricky. Your kid’s got strong opinions on what they want to be, and if you want to coordinate, your options are limited. Bluey’s family is a solid choice, and for the five-and-under set, so are the PJ…
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The Ultimate ‘Stranger Things’-Inspired Couples Costume: An Homage to Chrissy & Eddie
Eleven and Mike? Please. Hopper and Joyce? Yawn. Dustin and Steve? So three years ago. When it comes to a fun Stranger Things-inspired couples costume, Halloween 2022 is all about the relationship that almost was: Chrissy and Eddie Munson. Both newcomers to the show, both—spoiler alert!—gone before their time (or, more aptly, before viewers were…
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Barbiecore Outfit Ideas: How to Dress Like Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig’s live action adaptation of Barbie may not hit theaters until summer 2023, but the looks leaked from the movie have gotten all kinds of attention, hitting us square in the ’90s-nostalgia-loving, Barbiecore-embracing heart. Take a page from one of Margot Robbie’s neon-hued looks—and maybe convince someone to go heavy on the Isle of…
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“Not a Regular Mom” ‘Mean Girls’-Inspired Costume
Eighteen years later, Mean Girls endures. Its jokes, its satirical insights into the world of high school hierarchies…even the fashion is starting to make a comeback. And over the years, dressing up as the Plastics has been a perennial favorite, but there’s a fresher take everyone overlooks (but is just as easy to pull off…
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’-Inspired Costume Ideas
We’re kicking off Halloween 13, the 2022 edition, with one of this fall’s most buzzed-about movies: Don’t Worry Darling. The drama surrounding this drama—about an idyllic 1950s town where things aren’t quite what they seem—have overshadowed the film, so you could really take things in one of two directions: Borrowing one of Florence Pugh’s or…
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